ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for Urban Villa + Considerations for Land Elevation
Created on: 31 Jan 2020 13:29
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Shiny86
Plot size 492 sqm (5293 sq ft)
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
What do you think about the floor plans?
Slope yes
Site coverage ratio?
Floor area ratio?
Building envelope, building line, and boundary?
Boundary development?
Number of parking spaces 2
Number of floors 2
Roof type Pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Architectural style Modern urban villa
Orientation Main entrance facing north
Maximum heights/limits
Additional requirements?
Clients’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Modern urban villa with pyramid roof, 25 degrees
Basement, floors 2 full floors without basement
Number of occupants 4
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of parking spaces 8-10
Garage
House design
Who designed it?
-Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
Large living area, master bathroom
What don’t you like? Why?
Utility room quite small and master bedroom small, children’s room somewhat too large
Why is the design as it is now?
The architect implemented the corresponding wishes
What do you think is especially good or bad about it?
Good: large living area
I am uncertain about the half-height window sizes and the swing direction of the doors
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- Where could it still be optimized? Would you recommend different window dimensions or sill heights?
- What do you think is poor or what would you do differently?
- A partition wall will be added in the walk-in closet. That would theoretically allow watching TV from the bed. I am considering a lightweight wall. I plan to place a 211cm (83 inches) Pax combination wardrobe in the closet. The closet is planned with a raw width of 218cm (86 inches). Do you think 218cm is enough for the Pax once the walls are plastered, or how wide should the rough dimensions preferably be?
- Is the hallway on the ground floor too narrow?
- Would you raise the ground level? The house would be 40cm (16 inches) below street level. If I build a terrace into the garden, it would be about 1m (3 ft) difference. You could raise only the house level, resulting in approximately 1.6m (5 ft) difference between terrace and garden. I don’t know anyone living below street level. Raising the garden would probably not be allowed without permits, and affected neighbors likely wouldn’t agree. On the sides of the house adjacent to neighbors, raising is permitted only up to certain limits. I am overwhelmed with the decision.
- Do you have any ideas for arranging the sofa differently and placing the TV sensibly? My husband doesn’t want the sofa back facing a window. I still need to get used to placing the sofa in the middle of the room.
- Is the kitchen size sufficient for a nice kitchen with an island?
What do you think about the floor plans?
haydee schrieb:
The original poster mentioned something about approximately 1.6 m (5 feet 3 inches) I included the possibility of building 1 or 2 steps up to the house. That’s why 1.6 m (5 feet 3 inches).
Mudo1991 schrieb:
@Shiny86 Is the garage located on the property boundary? If so, and you are considering raising the ground level, you might end up with a garage that exceeds height limits, since the height is usually measured from the original ground level. Please keep that in mind.Yes, it is on the boundary in the current plan. What do you mean by a garage that is too tall? I don’t quite understand.
11ant schrieb:
If you’re already wise enough not to attach the house directly to the garage, I also recommend keeping that in mind mentally. It’s not always necessary to build earth mounds in sloped areas.
What do you mean by that?
We will probably reposition the house if the dimensions are going to change. We also want a larger masonry garage.
Shiny86 schrieb:
What do you mean by that? What don’t you understand about it?
Shiny86 schrieb:
We will probably have to realign the house if the dimensions are going to change. (In which post) have we already seen the plot?
Shiny86 schrieb:
We also want a larger masonry garage. For what purpose?
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What do you mean by "Behufe"?
I don’t understand why the garage would end up too high if you raise the ground level for both the garage and the house. Then, wouldn’t they be on the same level?
And if you only raise the ground for the house, the garage ends up too low, right?
But why is the garage too high? I’m confused.
I don’t understand why the garage would end up too high if you raise the ground level for both the garage and the house. Then, wouldn’t they be on the same level?
And if you only raise the ground for the house, the garage ends up too low, right?
But why is the garage too high? I’m confused.
Shiny86 schrieb:
What do you mean by Behufe?What it is supposed to be used for.Shiny86 schrieb:
But why is the garage too tall?Because a garage built right on the property line struggles with the maximum average wall height allowed at the boundary. This limit is usually 3 m (10 feet) — unfortunately measured from the original ground level — which effectively rules out almost any raised ground level, both for garages and carports. That’s why I suggested an uncovered parking space (which doesn’t have this restriction) and just a simple lean-to structure behind it (which is less strict regarding height requirements).https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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